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IV. References to Foreign Composite Legal Systems
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Volume III: Private International Law | Chapter 9 (1985): Interlocal Conflict of Laws

Completed in October 1979

Edoardo Vitta

27. The problem. – Among the problems arising from the interplay between private international law and conflict of territorial laws within a state, that of a reference to composite legal systems must be mentioned here.1 It concerns the determination of the applicable law when the rule of private international law of State A refers to the law of State B and the latter is a composite legal system made up of several territoria…

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Edoardo Vitta, “IV. References to Foreign Composite Legal Systems”, in: International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law Online, Edited by: U. Drobnig, R. David, H. H. Egawa, R. Graveson, V. Knapp, A. T. Von Mehren, Y. Noda, S. Rozmaryn, V. M. Tschchikvadze, H. Valladão, H. Yntema, K. Zweigert. Consulted online on 01 June 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2589-4021_IECO_COM_030904>
First published online: 2018



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